HEZBOLLAH HOLDS NEW ELECTIONS, HAMAS VOWS RETALIATION AGAINST LATEST ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE THAT KILLED 10

Written by Michael Thervil

HEZBOLLAH HOLDS NEW ELECTIONS, HAMAS VOWS RETALIATION AGAINST LATEST ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE THAT KILLED 10 | PHOTO BY DPA VÍA EUROPA PRESS

[Hezbollah Hamas] Due to Israel perpetually violating ceasefire agreements in both Palestine and Lebanon, Iranian backed political organization Hezbollah has recently stated that it’s military wing will no longer continue to stand down amidst the continued Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon. Friday an Israeli airstrike killed an estimated eight to 10 members of Hezbollah. While the government of Lebanon has stated in the recent past that it is seeking to disarm Hezbollah all attempts up until this point have failed as no level of negotiated talks have been reached. Mahmoud Qamati, a Hezbollah official spokesperson stated to the Press “"What option do we have left to defend ourselves and our country? What option do we have other than resistance? We no longer have any option”.

While Hezbollah has vowed to restart its resistance and begin its retaliation against Israel for it’s recent airstrikes, Hamas, another Iranian backed political organization, has recently revealed that it has reached the final stage in terms of selecting it’s new leader. With the formation of the new Shura Council which consists of 80 members and is composed of religious scholars and political experts, the two primary choices for the next leader of Hamas have been narrowed down between Khaled Meshaal and Khalil al-Hayya.

According to sources, 65-year-old Khaled Meshaal, was born in Gaza and served as a Chief Negotiator in ceasefire talks since 2006. The second contender for the top leadership position in Hamas is 70-year-old Khalil al-Hayya who was born in Palestine's West Bank in 1956 and has experience in leading Hamas through the years of 2004-2017. All of this comes after Israel killed former Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran in July 2024 via airstrike. With both new elections taking place and restructuring, Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu vow of ridding the world of both Hamas and Hezbollah seem to have not only fell on deaf ears, but also appears as a perpetual failure in progress.